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Government set to abolish wage protection for under-16s working in agriculture
The Government is set to abolish the regulatory body that ensures under-16s with summer jobs on farms and in the countryside get a fair wage. The Agricultural Wages Board currently...
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Labour urges government to think again on investing in regional growth in the East of England
Labour today called on the Tory-led Government to think again on the level of support it is providing for the East of England, calling for a repeat of the bankers’...
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59,890 students in the East of England will lose out on vital support under Michael Gove's plans to axe EMAs
As thousands of students march on Westminster as part of a rally to demonstrate the strength of feeling against plans for EMA and tuition fees, data shows that 59, 890...
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East of England universities to lose £millions in fees vote
New figures from the Higher Education Funding Council show universities in the East of England are among the biggest losers from the Government’s plans to cut university teaching funding. The...
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Coalition hits five Councils across the East with maximum cut
The Local Government Finance Settlement, announced today, revealed that Breckland, Great Yarmouth, Norwich, Harlow and Fenland Councils will lose the maximum 8.9% cut in “spending power” Caroline Flint...
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Labour will fight to make sure our health service has many more happy birthdays
John Healey MP, Labour's Shadow Health Secretary, marking the 63rd anniversary of the NHS today, said: "Today marks 63 years since the NHS was founded. The achievements of the NHS...
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Tory-led Government decision not to support Labour’s bank bonus plan risks creating another lost generation of young people
Ed Balls MP, Labour's Shadow Chancellor and East of England Champion this week criticised the Conservative-led Government and Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs in the East of England for voting...
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Bowlers descend on parliament to protect their greens
Kelvin Hopkins MP is calling on Luton’s Bowlers to show their concern for the future of Britain’s bowling greens at a lobby of parliament and by taking part in a...
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Heseltine admits RDA abolition a mistake - Gordon Marsden
Gordon Marsden MP, Labour's Shadow Business Minister, said: "Even Lord Heseltine, the chair of the oversubscribed regional growth fund, admits that the Tory-led Government's abolition of the RDAs was a...
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Waveney Valley regional growth project at risk
The Waveney Valley regional growth project could be at risk according to a new survey. The Local Government Group EU Funding Survey for 2011 has found that many Councils in...
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Concentrate on a real plan for economic growth - John Kent
Cllr John Kent, Labour Leader of Thurrock Council, responding to Vince Cable's visit to the site of the new international port at Corringham today, said: "I welcome today's announcement and...
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Reality of the Regional Growth Fund - only two businesses helped, none in the East of England
Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, highlighted at Prime Minister’s Questions today how the Tory-led Government’s plan for the economy is not working. The Regional Growth Fund has...
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Labour calls for action on youth unemployment in the East of England
Ed Balls, Labour's East of England Champion, is today backing Labour’s call in parliament for action to tackle youth unemployment across the UK. Unemployment in Britain is rising...
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